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Shradha Agarwal and Rishi Shah were inspired to start their business, which creates video content to be shown in doctors' waiting rooms, while attending Northwestern University. They originally planned to sell the content, but a test run encouraged them to give it away free and seek advertising. The business has experienced rapid growth during the past few years and now provides content seen by 50 million patients annually.

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